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If this doesn’t get you excited to vote in Texas, nothing will. h/t Liz Mair

Rep. Paul Broun on the dozens of dead animals in his congressional office: “I’ve eaten everything in this office.” Even better: “If I’m going to shoot it, I’m going to eat it.” This video is part of Roll’s Calls revamped Office Space series.  Solid work by the Roll Call team.

Take backs? [Georgetown basketball] Cheating boyfriend [blackberry] 30 million [USA hockey] Desiree Rogers [record] Enjoyed lunch [Ris] Letter [heady]

Mark Foley has launched a new used venture. [celebrity consignment] Former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) has been dabbling in plenty of jobs since leaving Washington three years ago in the wake of a congressional page scandal. He’s been a radio talk show host, a businessman and, now, a consignment store …

Downtown D.C. was chill and still on Sunday night, except at the Edelweiss Calcagno show at Hudson. The event — ably organized by Sandro and Tati — was a dizzying collection of leggy blondes from the former Eastern bloc and men in velvet blazers and pointy shoes who love to …

He’s just like most Americans – he goes for the burger, not the salad. [eat for today] He [Gibbs] joked, “All you guys think he eats carrots and celery – and there’s more cheeseburgers, fries and pie than you previously knew. You guys thought he, like, carried arugula in his …

Congrats to our friend Shannon on her new gig at House Financial Services. Mike Allen’s Playbook: EXCLUSIVE: The Herald Group’s Shannon Flaherty will soon be returning to the Hill to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications for the House Financial Services Committee (Republicans). Flaherty, who previously served as …

Is it sweeps week?  This morning NBC’s Today Show ran a segment on used underwear.  [solid reporting]

People: Bill Clinton Offered His Support to Tiger Woods Former President Bill Clinton offered his support to Tiger Woods in a phone call with the embattled golf star, a spokesman for the former president confirms. NY Post: App Covers Your Tiger Tail Want to cheat on your spouse, but not …

Now that we have your and Bill Beutler‘s attention, check out Joshua Green’s look inside The Grateful Dead Archive. The Atlantic’s Joshua Green: “Management Secrets of the Grateful Dead“ There is also a helpful reading guide if you’re interested in the Grateful Dead scholarship at the University of California Santa …

Blue Collar [unpopped] Online dating [break] Deadliest [peeps] Phony [baloney] Walking [work] Kindly [noted]

Just asking … NY Post: WHICH members of Congress make regular, secret visits to Cuba as guests of Fidel Castro, flying in from nearby islands? Their passports aren’t stamped, so no one’s the wiser.

Business Insider: Cash Money Record Founders Start An Oil Company Belee Dat.